Monthly Archive for August, 2005

Old Timey 1997 Photo Booth

Published on August 28, 2005 in Missions. 53 Comments

Digital Photography: Agents Berrebbi, et al
DV Cam: Agent Todd
Featuring: Appel, Berrebbi, Todd, Lodwick, Winckler, Jesster, Mercer, Walker
Props Donated By Agents: Ries, Mason, Elaniemae, DSilver, Schulman, Sang-urai, Mercer, Crum, Shelktone, Turner, Pittman, Ryan, Tabacco

I was asked by the HOWL Festival (an annual event celebrating East Village artists) to perform a mission. I got them to agree to give me an official booth at the street fair portion of the festival, and figured I could come up with something fun to do. I had the idea to somehow parody the “Old Timey Wild West Photo Booth” institution that is so common in amusement parks, festivals, and boardwalks. They’re all pretty standardized: you dress up like a “cowboy” or a “woman with a big dress”, hold up a liquor bottle or a shotgun, and get your photo taken in sepia tone. You never see a photo booth for any other time period. Agent Appel suggested we try 1997, and the Old Timey 1997 Photo Booth was born.
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Paid Programming

Published on August 15, 2005 in News. 0 Comments

IE Agents King, Kula, and Todd are all involved with a stage show that debuts on August 29 at the UCB Theatre in New York. If you’re in town, come check it out: Paid Programming

IE Blocked by Pfizer

Published on August 5, 2005 in News. 8 Comments

All Pfizer employees have been banned from viewing our site by the company’s corporate firewall! Do you work for a lame company that keeps you from visiting IE? If so, let us know by adding a comment to this post.

Pfizer’s Pfirewall

New Mission on the Way

Published on August 4, 2005 in News. 2 Comments

IE Agents executed a mission on a NYC cab driver this past Friday. Look for the results to be on our site very soon!